The first DJ to produce an 'End Of Year' megamix and one of the more popular DJs to produce best-selling records, a number of international artists credit him as one of their biggest influences. World-famous DJs and producers, such as Armin Van Buuren and Olav Basoski have cited him as their main reason for entering the music business.
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AUTOMATIC
Ben Liebrand Lyrics
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I'm utterly at your whim
All of my defenses down
Your camera looks through me
With its X-ray vision
And all systems run aground
All I can manage to push from my lips
Is a stream of absurdities
Wind up locked in the circuitry
No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down down down
Automatic
Automatic
What is this madness
That makes my motor run
And my legs too weak to stand
I go from sadness
To exhilaration
Like a robot at your command
My hands perspire and shake like a leaf
Up and down goes my temperature
I summon doctors to get some relief
But they tell me there is no cure
They tell me
No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down down down
Automatic
Automatic
“Automatic” by Ben Liebrand is a song that describes the feeling of being completely controlled by someone’s presence. The lyrics suggest that the singer is so deeply enamoured with someone that they have no control over their own reactions to that person. The singer describes themselves as “utterly at [the other person’s] whim”, and their “all systems [are] run aground” when the person is around. The other person’s “camera looks through” the singer “with its X-ray vision”, suggesting that the singer feels completely exposed and vulnerable. The singer’s words become jumbled and nonsensical when they try to speak around the other person, suggesting that they are overwhelmed and disoriented.
Despite feeling completely out of control around the other person, the singer expresses a sense of ecstasy in their presence. They describe going “from sadness/To exhilaration/Like a robot at your command”, and feeling their “motor run/And [their] legs too weak to stand”. The singer’s hands shake and perspire, possibly because they are so excited to be around the other person. Even when they try to seek help from doctors, there is “no cure” for the way they feel. The song suggests that the singer is completely unable to resist the effect that the other person has on them, and that they are “completely automatic” in their reactions.
Overall, the lyrics to “Automatic” describe a sense of extreme infatuation and vulnerability in the face of the power of attraction. The singer is caught up in their desire for another person and feels powerless to resist their effect. The song uses images of technology and automation to suggest that the singer’s reactions are automatic and beyond their control.
Line by Line Meaning
Look what you're doing to me
I am under your control and being affected by your actions.
I'm utterly at your whim
You have complete authority over me, and I'm completely under your control.
All of my defenses down
I have no protection from you and my emotional walls are broken down.
Your camera looks through me
You can see right through me and understand my hidden emotions.
With its X-ray vision
Your camera has the power to see beneath the surface of my emotions, just like an x-ray can see through objects.
And all systems run aground
All of my psychological barriers and defence mechanisms have failed to protect me as your influence over me continues to grow.
All I can manage to push from my lips
I can only spurt out words that are nonsensical, meaningless and irrational when I am around you.
Is a stream of absurdities
I'm barely able to articulate a coherent sentence, instead I'm saying ridiculous, nonsensical things when you're around.
Every word I intended to speak
My carefully thought-out thoughts and ideas get lost as I try to communicate with you.
Wind up locked in the circuitry
All my words and thoughts get caught in my anxious mind and fail to come out when I want or need them.
No way to control it
I'm struggling to understand the overwhelming emotions I feel when I'm around you, and I can't control them.
It's totally automatic
My reaction to you is beyond my conscious control and is just 'happening' automatically.
Whenever you're around
You have a material impact on me, effecting my emotions and physical reaction.
I'm walking blindfolded
I have a sense of confusion and disorientation that disorients me and gets me lost.
Completely automatic
I'm powerless to resist or control my emotions and feelings when I'm around you.
All of my systems are down
My normal sense of functioning is disrupted when you're around, and I'm left vulnerable and powerless.
What is this madness
I'm struggling to comprehend what is going on around me and how ‘unbalanced’ and under your control I feel.
That makes my motor run
My nervous system is overactive around you, and my brain feels like it's working overtime.
And my legs too weak to stand
I'm so affected by your presence that I'm physically weak and unable to stand or walk at times.
I go from sadness
I swing from being gloomy and saddened to experiencing pure joy when I'm around you.
To exhilaration
I feel great happiness, surpassing my wildest emotions when I'm near you, and life seems thrilling.
Like a robot at your command
I have no control over my emotions and feel like a programmed robot following your every bidding.
My hands perspire and shake like a leaf
My body starts repeating the fight or flight response when you're around, and I am affected physically and emotionally.
Up and down goes my temperature
My body temperature fluctuates with my emotional state when I am in your vicinity.
I summon doctors to get some relief
I am struggling to cope with the intense emotions I feel and resorting to professional help such as seeing therapists or consultants.
But they tell me there is no cure
Despite the support or advice given, the situation before me cannot be erased.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: WILLIAM DAVID SOUTH, BRENDON ARTHUR JAMES, THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE WELHAM, ADAM MICHAEL WILSON
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@dw8476
Wow !!! Those tunes are so hard to mix … pitch all over the place !! Ben you are a genius 👏
@stjernholmreviews
Amazing work with the video and covers. Really cool and adding to the nostalgia!
@NTHONYN
The best mix by Ben but also the best 80's tracks from 5.38 dimples D mixed with Gazebo was from another planet back then and is still the best remix skill i have ever heard!
@mariekesauer8035
Ik denk de beste mix ooit gemaakt, zo knap soms wel drie platen tegelijk! Geweldige herinneringen aan dee tijd en nog veel van deze 12" in de kast hoor.
@MixitMusic
Na duizenden mixen gehoord te hebben zijn er voor mij twee "echt" uitgesprongen. 1- https://youtu.be/_69_6dJF1cs | 2- https://youtu.be/FJwTQ1gkls8 | Technisch zijn ze uitmuntend. Wel kan het zijn dat je gebruikte platen goed moet kennen om de mixen volledig te kunnen doorgronden in genialiteit.
@JRFelix-bz6ul
Perfeitamente as melhores músicas que já ouvir, numa só mixagem. Parabéns DJ.
@tranceyy
Imagine all the manual cuts and hacks Ben had to do in those times for this result. And superb video editing to the mix!
@MixitMusic
Thanks for acknowledging my effort for making the video.
@degekkeman
Agree!!! Super job!!!! Thanks
@olmenlaan1
This is the best mix for me,thanks master ben